Definition of 曰く (いわく)

いわ

曰く

いわく

iwaku

noun
1.
pretext, history, past, story
adverbial noun
2.
according to ..., ... says
Related Kanji
曰 say, reason, pretext, history, past, flat sun radical (no. 73)
Example sentences(showing 3 results)

けんじん
賢人
、
じんせい
人生
しつぼう
失望
れんぞく
連続
Some wise man has said life consists of one disappointment after another

カール・マルクス
いわ
曰く
「
しゃかい
社会
れきし
歴史
かいきゅうとうそう
階級闘争
れきし
歴史
」
Karl Marx says, "The history of all hitherto existing societies is the history of class struggles.

He-heh... there's a tale behind that, for that place